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Aug 18, 2005
People helping people |
Preteen volunteers time with Personal Ponies
By Lorraine Gabbert
Staff Writer
It is an extraordinary person who decides to dedicate her life to aiding children with special needs—especially when that person is only 12 years old.
Like any preteen, Amanda Martinez likes going to the mall and hanging out with her friends. Unlike most, she is a Junior Community director with Personal Ponies Limited (PPL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing special needs children with tiny U.K. Shetland pony companions.
PPL was originally founded in 1986 by Marianne Alexander. She discovered through her own two U.K. Shetlands, that the ponies have a Read more...
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| 25 years of therapy
By Kymberli W. Brady
Staff Writer
Mention her name and you’ll open up a seemingly endless dialogue of fond memories or life-altering experiences that place Rocki Kramer at the top of a 25-year commitment to her community. All the more reason to throw a party.
On Sunday, Sept. 18, the Almaden Country Club will come alive when the community is invited to a party to celebrate an anniversary, a reunion and Rocki’s unfaltering vision in what is sure to be a bittersweet good bye, when she passes the title to the next generation of AVCS leaders.
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